by Kristopher Norris | Jan 8, 2026 | Opinion
Several years ago, I began an annual practice of giving my children a final gift on Epiphany. The purpose was to remind them that Christmas lasts more than one day, with the twelve days of Christmas occurring after December 25. Epiphany is also its own season, leading...
by Kristopher Norris | Aug 25, 2025 | Opinion
The last time I saw my grandfather, he remembered me. Like my grandmother, he struggled with dementia at the end of life. When I walked into his hospice room, he was sitting in a wheelchair, slouched, weak, frail, and asleep. I hated to wake him, but I wasn’t sure...
by Kristopher Norris | Jul 17, 2025 | Opinion
Recently, “Sinners,” the Southern Gothic horror film from director Ryan Coogler of “Black Panther” fame, began streaming, following its theatrical release over Easter weekend. This story, set amid Jim Crow Clarksdale, Mississippi, is fraught with religious symbolism,...
